Cream Cheese
Mrs. Wheelbarrow's Rugelach
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Emily D.
November 14, 2016
I tried my first rugelach last Christmas and was sad they didn't turn out like my favorite local bakery. Thanks for the key tricks like refreezing & double cookie sheets--I think it will fix my problems! My coworkers ate all of last year's without complaint (apricot / walnut and cherry / almond were my flavor combos).
Lauren W.
January 4, 2015
I've made these a few times now, and the only downside is the refrigerating/freezing time, which means you have to plan ahead. Also, although the cookies turn out great, I never get anything approaching a "shaggy ball," and certainly not after 20 pulses. I wind up with either just a grainy dry mix if I go with the 20 pulses, or a bunch of little balls that eventually clump together if I continue to pulse. For the grainy mix, I still just dump it out onto wax paper and allow the heat of my hands to get it to clump into dough. Any insight into what I'm doing wrong? Again, both untimely work and the cookies are great, but I'd certainly like to know.
MrsWheelbarrow
January 5, 2015
Hi Lauren, Thank you so much for your comments. I wonder if my food processor has a super duper motor? Hm. I've made the dough in a stand mixer very successfully, too. Your solution is great. Just use the heat of your hands to come together. I think the cookies work best, and are easiest to handle with a lot of refrigerating between steps. If you work quickly, you can certainly fill and roll the cookies and slip them into the oven right away. If the dough warms too much, they will spread, but even that is no tragedy.
nickelhn
December 10, 2014
I was just getting ready to search the internet on whether I could do that neat little trick of freezing raw rugelach and then bake from frozen, and there you were with my answer! Thanks so much for the recipes and the wisdom. Merry Christmas!
piccantedolce
November 6, 2014
Do these freeze well? I'm doing a dessert swap with my freezer meal swap group and might like to make these.
MrsWheelbarrow
November 6, 2014
They freeze wonderfully -- either before or after they are baked. Also, the dough itself freezes well.
Christina R.
November 6, 2014
It says see nut and perseve suggestions below, but u don't see any suggestions?
MrsWheelbarrow
November 6, 2014
You're right! Sorry - I fixed it. Last item in the list of instructions.
Miss H.
November 6, 2014
oops. i just read the note that was minimized above! I guess I will freeze them! Thank you for the recipe!
Miss H.
November 6, 2014
do i have to freeze it for 2 hours before baking? I'm not quite sure! These look delicious!
Miranda J.
November 5, 2014
These seem really similar to an old family recipe that came from Croatia with my great-grandmother. The are MUCH more complicated and we dredge them in powdered sugar to finish so they're our Christmas cookies (:
Brewingliberally
November 5, 2014
I just made a Danish with cream cheese and spiced cherry jam filling...if I had see this first I would have made these....next time!
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